Dukes Tie for Seventh at Sun Belt Indoor Championships

Tuesday, February 21

Birmingham, Ala.

11 A.M.

James Madison University

Sun Belt Indoor Championships

2/21/2023 9:00:00 PM | Track & Field

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The James Madison track & field team tied with Marshall for seventh with 48 total points at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships on Tuesday night at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

After finishing runner-up in the 5000m on Monday, junior Miranda Stanhope stormed back to win the 3000m race in a personal-best 9:35.15. With the win, Stanhope becomes JMU's first SBC Champion, while her time makes her the third-fastest 3000m runner in program history.

Elsewhere on the track, sophomore Jordyn Henderson clocked in at 8.39 in the 60m hurdles, the fastest time in school history. She finished fifth in the competition, while Coastal Carolina's Alexis Glasco (8.08) took first.

The 4x400m relay team of sophomore Virginia Keys, freshman Kadence Wilson, senior Arianna Eberly, and sophomore Holly Mpassy finished in a season-best 3:45.10 for fifth. The time is good for third in program history.

How it Happened
Track Events

Senior Maddy Hesler kicked off the day with a career-best time of 5:02.54 for seventh in the mile.
Sophomore Holly Mpassy ran the 400m dash in 55.51 for sixth place.

Field Events

Senior Rachel Lloyd earned third in the pole vault at 3.79m (12' 5.25"), while junior Erica Moolman registered a season-best 3.69m.
Senior Skyla Davidson rounded out the top five in the triple jump with a career-best leap of 12.55m (41' 2.25"). She remains the second-best triple jumper in the JMU record book behind former five-time All-American Tiombé Hurd's 13.03m (42' 9") from 1995.
In the high jump, seniors Alex Kwasnik and Bethany Biggi cleared 1.63m for seventh.

Quoting Director Delethea Quarles
"The Sunbelt Conference was an amazing experience the last two days here in Birmingham. I was very proud of the fight the Dukes put up. There were several great efforts made but our exceptional standout was Miranda Stanhope's incredible win in the 3000m in 9:35.15 and runner up in the 5k. Her lead, joined by the school record being broken by Jordyn Henderson in 60m hurdles in 8.39 best and Skyla Davidson's 41' 2.25" triple jump were fantastic. We are excited knowing what we need to do to move up in our team scoring. It's a great day to be a Duke!"

Final Standings
1. Arkansas State 106.5
2. Coastal Carolina 76.5
3. Texas State 73
4. South Alabama 58
5. Georgia Southern 56
6. Louisiana 55.5
T-7. James Madison 48
T-7. Marshall 48
9. Southern Miss 47
10. ULM 46
11. App State 29.5
12. Troy 16
13. Georgia State 2

Up Next
The Dukes will prepare for the ECAC Indoor Championships on March 3-5, hosted by Boston University at the BU Track & Tennis Center.